Robin Pecknold Quotes - Page 2

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• I write all the time but often abandon things I don't think will go anywhere. It's rare that I'll labor over writing something that doesn't feel like it will turn into a keeper.

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  Writing, Thinking, Abandon

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• Our vocal harmonies started to feel like a cop-out: all group-singing, all the time.

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  Harmony

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• As far as the music being inspired by Seattle, I think it's in some of the songs. Seattle is a really beautiful place in the right light, it's perched on a pretty unique geographic setting.

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  Beautiful, Song, Unique

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• Our day-to-day lives recording and touring aren't that different from those of Metallica, even though the perceived worldview is totally different. So that can be a difficult thing to reconcile sometimes.

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  Different, Sometimes, Metallica

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• Being in Portland is cool. I have some good friends here and the general feeling might be a little more welcoming.

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  Good Friend, Feelings, Welcome

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• I love Seattle, but I am definitely excited to be in a new place. Growing up there and then living in an apartment in the city for seven years, I just felt stagnant.

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  Growing Up, Excited, Seven

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• There are personal topics on the record that have nothing to do with creativity but were maybe amplified by the demands of the band. I can't say that none of these things would be present without creativity as a catalyst, but it was definitely on my mind a lot while writing.

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  Writing, Creativity, Mind

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• We definitely classify things in order to get closer to what we believe in - so it serves a purpose to really think about one style of music, and to understand the shades of delineation between similar artists. But yeah, it's really nice to listen to something the way most people listen to music! Just to enjoy it, without having to put it in context.

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  Nice, Believe, Artist

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• We're covering all our bases so we can do whatever we want next time. That's how we're looking at it, rather than this just being an endless number of album/tour cycles.

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  Next Time

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• Fleet Foxes will never, ever, under no circumstances, from now until the world chokes on gas fumes, sign to a major label. This includes all subsidiaries or permutations thereunder. Till we die.

  Robin Pecknold

  Labels, World, Foxes

  "Fleet Foxes Hate Major Labels" by Tom Breihan, pitchfork.com. January 29, 2009.

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